The state attorney's office dropped the charge Tuesday. A memo from prosecutors explained that excessive speed wasn't sufficient to prosecute the case without other aggravating factors, such as weaving in and out of traffic, losing control of the vehicle or causing other motorists to brake or swerve. The 23-year-old Cuban defector was arrested Dec. 28 near Naples after a Florida Highway Patrol trooper reported clocking him at 110 mph in a 70 mph zone. The ruling does not affect Puig's speeding ticket

Major League Baseball is seeking a speedy dismissal of New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez's lawsuit challenging a season-long suspension. Howard Ganz, an MLB lawyer, said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos that Rodriguez's claims do not come "remotely close" to what is needed to overturn an arbitration decision in federal court.

Closer Aroldis Chapman agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract, leaving the Cincinnati Reds with only starting pitcher Homer Bailey left in arbitration.

First baseman Carlos Pena and outfielder Brennan Boesch have signed minor league deals with the Los Angeles Angels.

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The Chicago Cubs have asked the city's permission to put a 650-square-foot sign at Wrigley Field that may partially block views of the field from the surrounding rooftop businesses.

College

Calling the NCAA a dictatorship, Northwestern's quarterback and the United Steelworkers announced plans to form the first labor union for college athletes -- the latest salvo in the bruising fight over whether amateur players should be paid. Quarterback Kain Colter detailed the College Athletes Players Association at a news conference in Chicago, flanked by leaders of Steelworkers union that has agreed to pay legal bills for the effort. The NCAA and the Big Ten Conference both criticized the move and insisted that college athletes cannot be considered employees.

Rutgers is close to hiring former Maryland football coach Ralph Friedgen as its offensive coordinator, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

Conner Mertens, a redshirt freshman place kicker at Division III Willamette, announced that he is bisexual, saying he was tired of pretending he was something he wasn't.

A published report says the University of Michigan has expelled ex-Wolverines kicker Brendan Gibbons for violating the school's sexual misconduct policies.

A story in The Michigan Daily says the student newspaper obtained documents showing that the school "permanently separated" Gibbons from the university effective Dec. 20, 2013.

Golf

Tiger Woods doesn't sound too worried over matching his worst score in America on a course where he had won eight times. "I wouldn't read anything into what happened Saturday at Torrey Pines," Woods said after an 18-hole exhibition for past winners of the Dubai Desert Classic.

Skiing

Henrik Kristoffersen, 19, won a World Cup night race in Schladming, Austria for his first career victory. Americans Ted Ligety and Bode Miller both failed to finish their opening runs after straddling a gate early.

Motor sports

Chip Ganassi Racing has had a preliminary discussion with Kurt Busch about running the Indianapolis 500.